Performance Oriented Management : A Practical Guide
Overview
Today's Best Performance Improvement Practices Tailored to Government Performance-Oriented Management: A Practical Guide for Government Agencies will help you make a smooth transition from a management philosophy that is reactive and task-oriented to one based on a vision of accomplishment. With this practical, authoritative, and comprehensive guidebook, you'll have a tested framework and process for making the change to performance improvement. The method is based on the acclaimed Malcolm Baldrige Assessment Criteria for performance improvement, which are regarded as a national benchmark. Performance-Oriented Management will give you a solid understanding of the basics of performance improvement. With this must-have resource, you'll: - Get a detailed method to position your organization for major change - Understand the benefits of performance-oriented, rather than task-oriented, management - Learn how to determine your destination (vision) and your starting point (assessment) - Discover why top management must initiate and drive the change - Learn why assessment and strategic planning are of paramount importance -- not add-on programs for an already-overloaded workforce - Find out why it's critical that planning drives the budget, rather than the budget driving planning. Develop a step-by-step, comprehensive, top-down method for implementing performance improvement
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781567261325
- ISBN-10: 1567261329
- Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- Publish Date: September 2002
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Page Count: 336
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